The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-08-17


ceived at Gen. Terry's headquarters
in this city, where any official news
would be first learned. Gen. Terry's
jurisdiction includes the troubled dis.
trict, and Gen. Crook, who is in i'm,
mediate command of the troops near.
est to the scene OF hostilities, is under
express instructions to wire all OBJ.
tainable information here at the ear
liest possible moment.
A POWER or ATTORNEY.
SAN FRANCIsco, Aug. ia docu-
ment has been recorded at the city
hall, in the shape of a general power
OF attorney, by James G. Flood to his
son, James l.. Flood. 1t is generally
supposed that the elder Mr.. Floods
condition is precarious and that the
power of attorney is given on account
of his serious sickness.
THREE FAvoRTTEs.
New YORK, Aug. 16.-The yacht
race for the citizens cup started this
morning with q very light breeze
blowing and the sea smooth. The
Volunteer and Puritan crossed the
line nearly at the same time. with the
Mdyf0arer a little behind. The wind
after the start began to increase. and
came from the southeast. The race
was over the SOW and pigs course.
The Atlantic was not entered.
7:30 p. M.-The Puritan has passed
the IOiHnteeT.
JOINED N'GaRETGLE.
CHICAGO, Aug. I6.-The Ddiiy
NelcS' Montreal special says: i. z.
Prayer boOkkeeper in the iarge
wholesale stationery hOuse of Ben
chienen & Co, raised S25 check 10
$4,000 on jacques Cartier's bank to-
day, had it cashed, and absconded.
JAY GOULD 4 GRANDFATHER.
New YORK. Aug. 16.-Mrs. George
Gould last evening presented her hus-
band with a son, at the family resi-
dence az No. / East Forty seventh
street.
STANDING on HIS DIGNITY.
TIRNovA, Aug. 16.-M. Valkovitch
telegraphs to his government from
Constantinople that the sultan recog-
nizes prince Ferdinand's election to
the throne of Bulgaria, but IA the
prince did not first obtain the sui
tan's consent the latter will MAINTAIN
his present attitude for certain
period.
MUST MAKE 1T GOOD.
RFIcRAOE Aup 1f-The commits
sion appointed to enquire into the
condition OF the Servian finances has
discovered a serious deficit. The
finance minister has ordered seques-
tration of the property of his prede-
ceSSor.
ARRESTED ON SUSPICION.
METZ. Aug. 16.-It is reported here
that M. Genot, a French professor
connected with the lyceum of Nancy,
was arrested yesterday morning on
the glacis of Fort Alvensleben on sus-
piciOn of being a spy and lodged in
prison to await inquiry. Genot, the
report says, protested against his ar
rest stating that he had simply wan
dered to the fort from the village of
Lorry where he was spending his hol-
iday.
DEATH OF a NOTED NAN.
LONDON, Aug. 16.-Merva Gold
schmidt, Danish poet, novelist and
journalist, is dead. He was 6S years
old.
ARRIVAL OF THE THISTLE"
New YORK, Aug. 16.-The Scotch
yacht Thistle, about which so much
anxiety has been expressed, arrived
at the bar at four o'clock this morn
ing. Captain Barr reports pleasant
passage except three days rougl
weather and three without puff o
wind. The rest of the time they ha(
a light breeze.
CIVIL SERVICE APPOINTMENTS.
WASHINGTON DC, Aug. 16.-A state
ment prepared at the interior depart
ment shows that from January 16
1886, to July /, 1887, there were 26
civil service appointments made II
that department, exclusive of 2
transfers and one reinstatement. y
this number "a were from Pennsyl
yania, % from New York, 81 fror
Illinois. 19 from Indiana, IL fror
Ohio, IL from Tennessee, 10 fror
Maryland and 10 from the District o
Columbia; Massachusetts,, 8: Ken
lucky, Iowa, Arkansas, Missouri, Vii
ginia and Wisconsin, z each; Michi
gan, Alabama aud Texas, 6 each.
SHOT BY A DISCARDED LOVER.
PoINT PLEASANT, w. Va, Aug. II
For several months past Amos an
Bradley Townsend, cousins, hay
both been paying attentions to Mis-
Eunice Laidley, all living in the west
ern part of this county. Each love
had begged her to accept him and {
discard the other. Last Sunda
levening both were at Miss Laidley
home, and finally she declared tina
they should draw straws" to decid
who should become her husband
This was agreed to, and Bradle
Townsend won the lady's hanC
Amos at once withdrew and starte
for home. A few minutes aftt
Amos departure the report OF a gu
rang out, and Bradley was horro
stricken to find that his sweethea1
had fallen dead with bullet throug
her heart. Amos, who is undoubteC
Ily the assassin, has not since bee
seen. The community is greatly e,
cited over the tragedy.
II Il a.. l.. 4.